Chapter 53 Online Dating 20
In the afternoon, when I was feeling drowsy, a message popped up in the guild group 【谁家仙人】.
Slipping and Slipping: My roommate's not in the dorm, so the curtains are drawn in the afternoon. A dimly lit, ambiguous atmosphere sets in. A three-way battle unfolds—passionate! Exciting! A poignant tale of love and hate awaits your discovery! Come quick!
The link I received was an invitation to an endless loop PUBG-style casual game.
Three leg hairs: 1111
Slip-on: One more is needed, @laisilaimalaima
Lu Xuejin replied with a line of a dog running away emoji. There are many team modes in PUBG. He and Yuan Ying had already played several rounds together and were waiting to land on the fairy boat.
The immortals of Endless Returns were jumping around, talking about abstract things on their microphones, about couples, or listening to novels on speakerphone—it was a chaotic scene of demons dancing.
Lu Xuejin and Yuan Ying stood in a corner. The storm was gloomy high above, making it impossible to see the map. They could only rely on system prompts to figure out where they were.
"Let's play it safe this time," Lu Xuejin said.
The first few rounds took place in the overcrowded Immortal Palace, where every few steps led to a fierce battle. The fighting was brutal, the kills exhilarating, but the deaths were swift and frequent, with hardly a trace of survivors. Driven by a sliver of competitive spirit, Lu Xuejin resolved to win this round.
While browsing the strategy guide, Yuan Ying said, "There are fewer people at Tianhu Station ahead, let's jump there."
They jumped off the fairy boat and landed smoothly. The two changed into drab beggar outfits and stealthily crouched down in the water plants. Players with poor eyesight could walk right past them without noticing their presence. Only the geese splashing in the pond witnessed everything.
"Take your time consuming the resources, no rush." Lu Xuejin even softened her voice, shifted to a crouching position, and slowly made her way towards the moonlight box in the center of the water plants. Yuan Ying followed closely behind her silently.
Since its launch, the battle royale mode has been updated with dozens of maps. Players need to search for Moonlight Boxes, kill wandering spirits, and solve puzzles on the map to obtain powerful buffs or items in order to survive the battles and the changing poison circle. The last team standing will meet the "Most Beautiful Chicken in Both Realms" and gain the chicken's favor.
Resources are unevenly distributed on the map. Tianhu Station is in the last area. Lu Xuejin searched all over the grasslands and only managed to get a pair of shoes that increase movement speed.
Observing from a distance, Yuan Ying noticed that only one group of people had entered the post station so far. She decided to search inside: "Baby, wait here. I'll see if there's anything else inside."
He could carry the discovered Moonlight Box on his back; he didn't plan to consume its resources. In the previous rounds, he had fattened Lu Xuejin up considerably, but unfortunately, she was unlucky and couldn't make it to the end.
“Together.” Lu Xuejin quickly stood up and ran nimbly through the side door. Yuan Ying, without shoes, looked much clumsy and resembled a penguin.
The first floor was empty. Lu Xuejin was walking upstairs when she suddenly heard a whisper at the corner.
"Where did you go? Hey, is your teammate still alive?" The voice sounded miserable. "I just finished looting the bag and when I looked up you were gone! Did you have to run so fast? We're teammates!"
"Come back quickly, brother! I'm just a weak man, I don't dare to go out."
It seems that for some reason, this person's teammates abandoned him, leaving him alone.
Since that's the case, don't blame him for being impolite.
Lu Xuejin led Yuan Ying and swaggered up to the second floor. The poor Jiancheng huddled in the corner, unable to escape, and could only watch helplessly as the two approached.
Fei Xing drew his longsword, and Jian Cheng decisively opened his mic to beg for mercy: "Big brother! Don't kill me! I can betray you and become your unofficial teammate, and help you transport things. I don't care about my life, I can even help you ambush people. Oh, right, I have another teammate, I'll lead you to take him down! Just don't kill me, please QAQ."
After babbling on and on, I realized that the dusty Feixing in front of me had a familiar ID.
"Nice!" Her tone became noticeably excited. "It's the great master Lai Si! Have you forgotten me? I'm your most loyal fan, Mo Ling! You used to beat 33 so badly, and I even asked you for tips. Great master Lai Si, you're beautiful and kind-hearted, please spare me! You and Luo Ying are newly married, it's not a good time for you to commit murder, please let me go, I'll go out and cheer for your beautiful love!"
Jiancheng launched into a string of wedding wishes, leaving Lu Xuejin speechless.
Lai Si: ^^
Fallen petals: vv
Fei Xing stopped attacking.
"Nice! Thank you so much!" Jiancheng scrambled to the top of the stairs and said in a relieved tone, "Do you need me to lead the way? If you don't need me, I'll head over now and go get some supplies for you."
He had only taken two steps when a shrunken flying sword pierced his heart, and Jiancheng collapsed to the ground severely injured, only to discover that he had also been poisoned by Luoying.
Spirits of the Storm: TT
Lai Si: ^^
Demon Spirit: I collapsed to the ground like a dead dog, waaaaah.
Lu Xuejin finally spoke up, saying innocently, "I didn't agree to that."
He was amused by the prank after he finished speaking, and his soft laughter carried a hint of smugness, like a feather tickling the tip of one's heart. The sound was like a magical electric current, instantly numbing the auditory nerves and then spreading through the blood to every part of the body. The demon felt a tingling sensation in its ear, as if a weak current had drilled into the earphone, and it awkwardly took off the earphone.
...No wonder Lai Si's audio recording collection sold so well.
Yes, it sounds pretty good.
He was completely captivated by Lai Si's voice, his pounding heartbeat drowning out the clicking of the mouse and keyboard around him. He thought he had misunderstood; Lai Si wasn't angry and was actually quite nice...
Summoners War: TT Since that's the case, could you please give me a friend slot?
Demon Spirit: Please! [Jumps left]
His response was a burst of poisonous wounds that instantly refined the fortified city, turning it into a glistening corpse.
Yuan Ying crouched down and quickly licked the bag, then handed the Moonlight Box to Lu Xuejin. The props, once in his hands, had absolutely no connection to the demon spirit.
Lu Xuejin continued, still savoring the moment: "Actually, we should have left you on the first floor and waited for him to happily run down before hanging the poison."
Yuan Ying heard the pleasure in his voice and said, "Then let's find someone else to try."
The safe zone began to shrink, and the two rushed towards the center of the map. Along the way, they were lucky enough to loot a corpse's bag. Otherwise, they remained stealthy and secretive, successfully sneaking into the inner circle. However, as the number of players decreased and the safe zone shrank, the chances of conflict increased. They had to find the large wings as soon as possible, as flight would greatly improve their mobility.
Lu Xuejin thought about it and decided to hide in the green mountains for a while. With their current attributes and equipment, they would die almost immediately upon encountering anyone. It wouldn't be too late to go out after the system airdropped them.
The two then lay down in the grass, using the terrain to completely conceal their bodies.
Before long, the airdrop arrived. Lu Xuejin was about to chase after a box that had landed directly in front of her when she suddenly heard Yuan Ying click her tongue.
"Bad luck, I've hit the jackpot." Yuan Ying helplessly opened the character interface. In the buff section, a buff called "Bottom Line Rebound" was bright red and dazzling. "Baby, I need to find another place to hide it."
As the name suggests, the "Bottom Out and Rebound" event will cause players to experience a period of weakness during which many attributes such as health, armor, movement speed, and resistance will be significantly reduced, and basic attacks will be easily countered. However, once the weakness period is over, these attributes will be doubled.
It sounds powerful, but once the bottoming out is triggered, all the remaining players will receive a kill notification. The one who successfully kills the enemy will inherit the enhanced attributes without the weakened period. As a result, the person with the bottoming out buff becomes a hot target for everyone to hunt down. No matter where they hide, they will be found by everyone. Very few can survive to the enhanced period.
The system would reveal the approximate location of the buff holder. Yuan Ying didn't want to implicate Lu Xuejin, so he planned to quickly find another place to hide. If it weren't for the fact that teammates couldn't inherit the buff, he would have already let Lu Xuejin take the kill.
"Don't go far, stay here," Lu Xuejin said. "You hide well and let them fight each other here. I'll secretly loot their supplies, and once my stats are up, I'll kill them all."
After lying low for so long, their hearts are itching to engage in PvP.
Since he wanted to play, Yuan Ying would definitely play along.
As expected, a large number of players quickly rushed to the vicinity of Qingshan to search for Yuan Ying's whereabouts. They attacked each other on sight, resulting in a large number of players dying before even finding a trace of Yuan Ying. Lu Xuejin hid well and was not discovered. When the number of people decreased, she used the airdrop items to sneak up next to the corpses and loot their bags. In no time, she was covered in powerful buffs and her backpack was full of items.
"They went up the mountain."
Following instructions, Yuan Ying hid and changed positions, causing the players who arrived quickly to find nothing.
With the period of weakness drawing to a close, Yuan Yingfei not only did not let her guard down, but became even more cautious, waiting for the period of weakness to end so that she could join Lu Xuejin in wreaking havoc.
The last ten seconds.
Five seconds.
Three seconds.
In the blink of an eye, the screen went dark.
"?" Lu Xuejin asked over the microphone, "How did you die?"
Beside the fallen corpse, an unfamiliar player folded his wings and slowly landed. Yuan Ying stared at the other player's ID, then slowly narrowed her eyes: "It's nothing, I just got sniped by accident."
From, before, slowly.
"They could spot you from this far away? They must have some special items." Lu Xuejin checked her teammates' status, and paused slightly when she saw the killer's ID. "It was him..."
The newcomer didn't loot the body. After pausing briefly in front of it, he headed towards Lu Xuejin. Yuan Ying broadcast the location and watched as the two met amicably—Cong Qianman, now bearing the title of "Laisi's disciple," strolled leisurely towards Lu Xuejin.
In death spectator mode, you can't hear the voice chat within the map; you can only see the messages on the screen. Lu Xuejin turned off her YY microphone and seemed to be speaking slowly to someone she used to talk to.
He could only find out what had happened through the suddenly active map channel.
Today I want to play PUBG: Am I hallucinating? I went to farm in the jungle and suddenly I heard my sweet wife's voice.
Chip Maniac: Wow, this is amazing! When did the pro player come to Qingshan? I hope the pro player didn't take the powerful attack buff!
Begonia: Hehe, I also encountered Nice in the previous few games. I played a bit too aggressively and managed to get me the sixth one. I've already taken a screenshot for posterity.
You need to exorcise the demon: That's not the point! The point is the person next to me, "It used to be slower?" Is that the one I'm thinking of? Am I seeing things?
Potato Chip Maniac: Slowly still has the title of master and apprentice, his mental fortitude is really good.
Crabapple Blossom: Let me translate for the person upstairs—shameless.
Today I want to eat chicken: Was it slow before? Didn't he get an A?
You should exorcise the demon: what was that slow, babbling murmur saying before? I couldn't hear it clearly, but I dared not approach it again.
Crabapple Blossom: ...tried to eavesdrop, but was discovered by Slow Dog haha, and is now seriously injured and lying on the ground.
Crabapple Blossom: I'm not making any noise now, probably chatting privately.
You need to get an exorcism: the tonics are chatting behind our backs! Just let me overhear, I swear, I'll never tell anyone!
Potato Chip Maniac: Suddenly remembered that I used to eat a mouthful of slow-burning chips. I thought it was a bad product, but I didn't expect there to be after-sales service. I'm going to revisit Sugar Tower now, hehe.
You should exorcise the demon: "Once Upon a Time" has suddenly returned—what's going on? Let's find out together. "Once Upon a Time" is actually Lai Si, a former disciple who has passed away. Why would "Once Upon a Time" return? Many are curious about this. You might be surprised—how can someone who has passed away return? But it's true, and I was quite surprised myself.
Today I want to eat chicken: Hmm, it's probably like getting a corpse up at a wedding.
Crabapple Blossom: Slow Dog wasn't so bad before he went crazy. Compared to those guys like Fengting and Green Plum Wine, he was a normal person. He just fell in love with the wrong person...
You should exorcise the demon: The master and disciple used to be quite sweet. During the faction war, the former slow-moving dog was the number one howling dog under Lai Si's command. I don't understand why he went crazy. Is it because he fell in love with his master and became a demon?
Reminiscence: No, isn't Slow Dog always a green tea bitch? What's normal about him?
Chip Maniac: I just discovered there's still a corpse. Don't be so obvious, you came here and killed your master's father right away, huh...
You need to exorcise the demon: Damn, what the hell is Master?
The strings kept jumping around, and the chattering of the people reminded Yuan Ying of the detailed records on the forum about Lai Si and Congqian Man's past. Even though she had never seen the two of them together, she could recall all the beautiful and happy memories of the past through words and pictures.
Yuan Ying asked casually, "Previous?"
After a few seconds, Lu Xuejin turned on the microphone, smiled faintly, and said without any emotion, "My former apprentice returned to the pit a few days ago."
In the private chat channel, messages used to be sent at a leisurely pace.
Slowly in the Past: Long time no see, I'm back.
Before, things were slower: After graduating, I couldn't find a job and almost lost my job. The pressure was immense, and I couldn't manage my emotions, so I vented on strangers in games. Looking back now, I think it was pretty stupid; I was so vulnerable back then. Now I have a stable job, and my mindset is gradually improving. Master, I know you stopped me in time because you wanted what was best for me. Thank you.
Slowly in the Past: I've already apologized to the people I hurt back then. I didn't want to bother you anymore, but... I still miss you.
Once Upon a Time: I never imagined you'd find your soulmate while I was still doing manual labor! Congratulations on finally escaping single life! Too bad you missed the wedding [pounding the ground]
It's a long and rambling explanation.
Lu Xuejin replied indifferently and chatted with him for a few minutes.
It was a very gentle and measured form of care.
Polite, yet unfamiliar, just like how they treat anyone else—visible warmth, but icy cold to the touch.
The familiarity, intimacy, and even anger of the past have long since turned into calm under the great power of time.
I used to feel resentful about the slow pace.
Just as he was about to say something, the screen suddenly went dark—Lu Xuejin took advantage of his momentary hesitation while he was wavering after receiving a reply and decisively took the head.
"Sorry, I want to eat chicken."
With abundant buffs and items at her disposal, Lu Xuejin is practically invincible in direct combat, as long as she isn't ambushed.
Lu Xuejin quickly forgot about her former apprentice after a chance encounter and went on a killing spree, successfully winning the game.
He clapped his hands and laughed: "First victory!"
While taking a screenshot to commemorate the moment, Yuan Ying casually asked, "If I remember correctly, he was your ex—which ex was he again? Should I add him as a friend, baby?"
Lu Xuejin had already started the next match and casually replied, "No need, we don't have any interaction now."
Is that so?
Yuan Ying smiled coldly, silently, her breathing rhythm unchanged, only the skin at the corner of her mouth slowly rising, as if lifted by a transparent line, forming a false arc.
That arc wasn't a sign of pleasure; it was more like a predator's emotionless preparatory movement just before launching an attack.
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